Xylazine (Chanazine®) as an epidural anaesthetic agent in sheep

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 85-87

  Mohammed, A ^a   Liman, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Epidural anaesthetic; Sheep; Xylazine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041783403     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0921-4488(97)00028-x     Document Type: Article

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